tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post1420836605343273469..comments2024-03-08T00:53:58.620-05:00Comments on Welcome to the UNI-corner: A Not Necessarily Helpful or Insipring Post... School Fire 3 Year Anniversary!Christina Bainbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16706097644672521776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-78925374437817620852011-08-16T12:58:04.167-04:002011-08-16T12:58:04.167-04:00Thanks for sharing your story, I always wondered w...Thanks for sharing your story, I always wondered what had happened. I guess that would be my biggest fear, my classroom catching on fire. My apartment I could deal with... but my classroom! I think I'd stroke out! LOLThe Teaching Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804523402065737252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-1526873991369485472011-08-16T09:20:32.868-04:002011-08-16T09:20:32.868-04:00Oh my gosh! Thank you all for sharing your stories...Oh my gosh! Thank you all for sharing your stories with me! I hate to say "it's nice to know I'm not alone" because it sounds awful... but it is nice to know that other people understand!<br /><br />And, Jennifer! Your positive outlook about your own situation is simply inspiring!<br /><br />Thanks again, everyone, for sharing your stories with me! Here's to a great school year for all... with no more disasters for anyone!<br /><br />:)<br />ChristinaChristina Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706097644672521776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-81200067544704248502011-08-15T23:50:42.132-04:002011-08-15T23:50:42.132-04:00What a crazy ordeal! Your room looks great now, t...What a crazy ordeal! Your room looks great now, though; I love your big windows!<br />Last year my school had a similar incident. On the 11th day of school, in the evening, a massive storm came through and tore the roof off. Then it proceeded to rain, flooding the entire academic area (everything but cafeteria and offices). So we missed about a week while we scrambled to find a solution. We ended up being split between 3 different locations for about 8 weeks while they remodeled every classroom and the library. My poor kindergarten class ended up in a "pod" which is basically a small space in a hallway between 4 other real classrooms. We had bookshelves for walls..and our school hours were about 30 minutes different so there were all kinds of issues with noise and transitions.<br />Luckily, I now have a beautiful and new classroom (though no beautiful windows...)<br />~Samantha<br /><a href="http://kindergartencreativity.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kindergarten Creativity</a>Mrs. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331104470779512099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-55355319375038665862011-08-15T21:29:52.635-04:002011-08-15T21:29:52.635-04:00Wow talk about rolling with the punches! I am glad...Wow talk about rolling with the punches! I am glad you and your school managed to recover from that - and thank goodness it was before school and not while there were children there! Your classroom looks beautiful this year!<br /><br />Your story actually resonated with me because on April 23rd of this year we went to an Easter Egg Hunt with our children. We got a few messages from friends while we were out but since it was "family time" we ignored them. We stopped for lunch on the way home and got even more texts "Call me asap" etc from several different friends. Again, we ignored them. <br /><br />When we got home it was to the sight of 2 fire trucks in our yard and firefighters going in and out of our house - but no visible damage. Then the firefighters brought us around the side of the house and we realized that the entire backside of our house was gone! A fire had broken out while we were gone and our neighbors had called our friends who called our other friends who all tried to reach us. Not one of them thought to text us that our house was actually on fire though! Thankfully no one was home, the dog was in the back yard and the firefighters rescued the cats and the rabbit! <br /><br />Due to asbestos, lead paint and contractor delays we have not even started rebuilding, but I am hopeful it will turn out as well as your classroom did! <br /><br />Jennifer @ <a href="http://herdingkats.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Herding Kats In Kindergarten</a>Jennifer K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15114666136412667718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-69256651037225450052011-08-15T19:49:06.273-04:002011-08-15T19:49:06.273-04:00Glad everything turned out ok!
When I was in 6th...Glad everything turned out ok! <br /><br />When I was in 6th grade and my brother and sister were in 12th our high school burned down... we literally lost 1/2 the school with the other half smoke and water damaged and were sent to school with a neighboring district since the school was un-usable. We shared the building from October until June. Their students used the building from 6am-12 noon and our students used it from 12 noon - 6pm. Goes to show what rival schools are capable of when you really need to work together!<br /><br />I know what water damage can do too... last year my classroom was flooded and I lost a lot -don't ask me how this happened, as I am on the 2nd floor!<br /><br />Anyway, as you said - good teachers can teach with (or without) anything. We can all learn a bit from that!<br /><br /><a href="http://3rdgraderandomness.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">3rd Grade Randomness</a>Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817936586025234782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-11403685069118590322011-08-15T19:23:48.077-04:002011-08-15T19:23:48.077-04:00What an inspiring story. Unpacking the room always...What an inspiring story. Unpacking the room always makes me face the insane amount of "stuff" I have.<br /><a href="http://flamingofabulous.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade</a>K. Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988435391213080239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-42604243343653514932011-08-15T19:16:25.787-04:002011-08-15T19:16:25.787-04:00That is crazy!! I was definitely thinking that it...That is crazy!! I was definitely thinking that it would be horrible to have to set it all up again, but you're so right...it's what you're teaching, how you're teaching, not the stuff :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-42167489744020995022011-08-15T18:38:09.616-04:002011-08-15T18:38:09.616-04:00Oh my gosh! Wow...that is a scary story! I'm s...Oh my gosh! Wow...that is a scary story! I'm so glad it is only a memory...and you are a wonderful teacher! :)Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207393394514690313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-71120647285832419432011-08-15T18:33:00.938-04:002011-08-15T18:33:00.938-04:00No worries Miss Summer... today is the fire Annive...No worries Miss Summer... today is the fire Anniversary! It happened in 2008! :)Christina Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706097644672521776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552904866848236784.post-74588998202590559552011-08-15T18:24:57.493-04:002011-08-15T18:24:57.493-04:00I am so sorry!!! I feel so bad!!!! I wish you the ...I am so sorry!!! I feel so bad!!!! I wish you the best of luck getting everything back together. :(Tara Sumnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140418521608306957noreply@blogger.com